The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-03-26
Death of VIM. Ward Henderson.

We are panied to announce the death of
this highly esteemed ctiZru of + ktou which
occurred at noon nn "Wednesday ut his late
| residence Mr. Henderson had been for
several years past suffering from an organic
disease of The heart, which had for Il long
time excited the gravest approximations
of his friends, and which at last hatft ii the
skill'ot the best physicians His death on
w eduesday, while not unexpected by those
who knew his precarious condition OF health,
still was painful surprise To this com
! munity generally. Mr.. Henderson was i
highly respected membe: of prominent
Marylaud family, numerous branches of
which nave been through many generations
conspicuous in this county. His gland
father Frishy Henderson was actively lden-
titled with the old Frenchtown and New
| Castle road, which connecting the waters OF
the Delaware and Chesapeake bays, was
| one of the first railroads i'll this country, and
the only connecting line for travellers be-
tween the north and south. Probably the
most interesting historic period in the de-
velopmtht of railroads in this country, was
that which EN- braced the pllrny days of the
Frenchtown and New Castle railroad. 1t
was only sixteen miles long, and was
equipped with coaches constructed after the
English model, aud drawn by snail loco
motives called scrap" engines which We're
built IN England. The rails were laid upon
| string pieces, fastened to blocks of stone.
| Sigualnen were stationed AT each mile post,
| and tagged each Other as trains past.
| Steamers palatal in those days piled at
| either end of the road. Their captains were
gentlemen OF urhauity aud high personal
| connection, who with the suavity OF manner
| which distinguished gentlemen of the old
school, sat down at the head OF bounteous
tables spread i'll their saloons, at which sat
all the distinguished men of Iheir times
We well remember when very young. going
to Erenchtown 10 see Henry Clay pass from
the train down the long covered pier to take
the steamer "CoustituIiUn" for Baltimore.
Frioby Henderson took the same interest
in this line that Henry Clay took, in the great
national turnpike road, which Congress in
tented to connect the Ohio at Wheeling
with the waters of the Chesapeake.
lie was DOrn AT fTeDcDlOWu anu OWnt Il
it, receiving it under the will of his
father, Captain Thomas Frisby Henderson
the deceased's great grandfather, who was a
member of the Continental army, and who
died while in the service in New Jersey
March 30, III, aged ~ years. Frisby
Henderson's first wife was Amelia Fisher,
Il daughter of DIR. Fisher of Newark, Del.
One son survived them Andrew Fisher Hen
derson, William Ward Henderson father.
Frlsby Henderson owned the property on
Main street in tins town now occupied by
James Mccullough, Esq, having pur-
chased it from the Gipiu family. He also
lived III the property afterwards owned by
George Earle, now owned by the heirs Of
Daniel Brattou, which place he purchased
from William Alexander, and in which
house he died April I, 1915, in his
18th year. Andrew +. Henderson di.G |
April II, 1872, by the explosion of the Me
dora,' being at the time president of the
Norfolk and Baltimore line OF steamers
He had lived at "White Hail. from the
time of his marriage with Susan Ward in |
1920, but afterwards removed To Baltimore
After his death, by Il partition of his es-
tate, this farm became the property of his |
son, the late William Ward Henderson.
Mr.. Henderson was named after his |
grandfather VIM. Ward, whose daughter,
Susan Ward, was his mother, and whom
his father married AS stated at "W oodawn," |
and which property was owned afterwards |
by the late Thomas Neazey Ward. Mr.. |
Henderson died in his 18th year. leaving a |
widow without children. Mrs. Henderson |
was Miss Flora Hollngsworth, the second |
daughter OF Col. Samuel Hollingsworth, " ho |
died in the property now owned by the |
heirs of the late George K Howard. Her |
mother was Miss Ellen Moale, of Baltimore, !!
before marrying Col. Holliugsworth, and |
was IA Lady of beauty and high social accom-
plishments. A number of her children |
still survive her besides Mrs. Henderson. |
Mrs. Ellen Wright, of Baltimore, widow OF |
the late Alex. Wright. during his life "A
prominent citizen OF Queen Anne's county; |
AIR. VIM. q. Holling>wsrrh. who married |
Miss Rosa Glenn, daughter of the late VIM. |
c. Glenn, aud r. IL. Benton Hollingsworth.
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brother, Thomas Frisby Henderson, who
married lady there and resides in Kings |
Co, near Brooklyn Y. Amelia, his eldest |
sister, married James Barroll, of Baltimore. |
Lavinia, his second sister, married James |
II. Ferguson, whose daughter Ella has nu- |
merous friends in Elkton and who recently |
married Mr. Henry Ward sou OF q. w. |
Ward a prominent 5altim IRE business man. |
Julia, still unmarried, and Susan, who mar |
ri.d the late Wilson y. Carr, a well-m-mber |
IF the Baltimore bar, and Ellen Henderson, |
who married John A. Whltridge, IA broker |
of that city.
Mr.. Henderson was a gentleman in every |
essential sense of that word. Ever polite, |
courteous and considerable. In his habits |
he WAS modest and unobtrusive. He read |
IA great deal and had supplemented his edu- |
cation 10y foreign travel and personal obser- |
Walton. He never courted public attention,
but on the contrary preferred The quiet OF |
refined social and domestic life. He was d |
religious man and exemplary christian, anu |
for number of years vestryman OF |
Trinity Protestant Episcopal church, at
which he WAS a remarkably regular attend |
ant. This community susbaius great loss |
in the death of all men OF his class. The |
church loses IA conscientious supporter, and |
his family devoted husband and brother. |
Confirmation at the Catholic